This Halloween, a group of crime writers including Peter James, M W Craven, T M Logan and Trevor Wood are publishing a spooky crime anthology to help raise funds for the Barnardos Children in Crisis Appeal, set up in the wake of the "shadow pandemic" created by Covid-19. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Both firms are kicking off programs offering rebates, extra discounts, and free shipping for eligible indie bookstores to make it easier to order and reorder during the high-volume holiday shopping season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The cheapest Kindle is getting the best feature for those who'd rather listen to books than read them. Based on its listing (as found by The Digital Reader), Amazon is rolling out Audible support for the $80 device "in the coming months." The e-retai... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinity Mirror’s publishing imprint Mirror Books has acquired a debut crime novel set in contemporary St Petersburg. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Baillie Gifford assumed sponsorship of the Samuel Johnson Prize, Four Colman Getty had its work cut out shepherding 17 years of brand recognition into a new phase. Practice director Truda Spruyt reveals how the team made that transition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'So much of the publishing industry revolves around London' in the UK, says publisher Ra Page. The Northern Fiction Alliance collective is a response. The post Far From the Madding Crowd: The UK’s Northern Fiction Alliance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Salt has acquired the debut novel from Bookseller rising star and co-founder of Burley Fisher Books, Sam Fisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Orion Publishing Group has hired two new people to join its group marketing team: Tom Noble and Katie Moss. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Saunders takes the £50,000 purse for his 'Lincoln in the Bardo' published by Random House in the States, by Bloomsbury in the UK. The post George Saunders Wins the Man Booker Prize for Fiction for ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette’s c.e.o. designate David Shelley is stepping down from the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival’s programming committee after seven years, due to work demands. His place will be filled by Julia Wisdom, publisher for HarperFiction’s crime and thriller list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press Children’s will publish a debut children's fiction series from BBC historian Dr Janina Ramirez. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Tennant will take the title role in the BBC adaptation of The Highway Rat (Scholastic) by duo Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book lovers in the UK and Ireland are being given the chance to win a bundle of prizes, donated from across the books industry, in celebration of annual bookshop campaign Books Are My Bag this year reaching one million supporters, after issuing its one millionth tote bag. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Trying to achieve change through something like science fiction seems like a pipe dream,' Adams says. 'But it also feels like the only thing that writers can hope to do.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In our digital age, Kazuo Ishiguro’s Nobel prize is a reminder that it is still novels that ask the biggest questionsIt’s always entertaining to observe the interaction between the news media and a writer who has just won the Nobel prize. The all-time best was obviously Doris Lessing, who when... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Madonna of Bolton by Matt Cain was turned down by mainstream publishers more than 30 times, but has won keen backing from readersA novel that was rejected more than 30 times by publishers for being “too gay” has been inundated with backing from names including David Walliams, Mark Gatiss and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has bought seven titles about a child detective from British author Andrew Clover and US based illustrator Ralph Lazar, following a “hotly contested auction”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury is to publish a "mould-breaking" work of graphic non-fiction, Two Heads, written by leading neuroscientists, professors Uta Frith and Chris Frith, in collaboration with their son, Alex Frith, and Daniel Locke, a young artist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone held its inaugural Crime Night celebrating its crime list with authors including Anthony Horowitz and Tony Parsons. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The opportunity for children’s non-fiction lies in offering “trust and authority” in a world of fake news, paid for ads and internet misinformation, DK’s chief executive Ian Hudson has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxfam and Moomin Characters Ltd are launching a campaign around short story "The Invisible Child", by Moomin creator Tove Jansson, to help women and girls around the world to fight inequality and escape poverty. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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